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You're a startup or early stage firm going for a round; have you thought about branding?
Yes, branding. While there are many ways to brand a firm, the most significant, the first semiotic charge...the first impression, essentially an emotional response...that a potential investor reacts to is...drum roll... YOUR LOGO!
When they look at your Teaser, the 1 page summary designed to stimulate interest, and/or pitch deck and certainly your website, if there's a distinct, creative, logo...reflective of your core business...symbolic... perhaps even emotionally charged...you've just won the 1st battle!
You've succeeded in both immediately capturing attention and creating interest. On the other hand, if your logo isn't effective, doesn't serve this purpose, you may have lost the 1st round of the battle for differentiation and attention.
I'm so convinced of the significance of the logo, that whenever I write the final iteration of the Teaser for a client, the logo...not one that's pulled out of a hat but the result of extensive experimentation by creative talent of the 1st order...is always embedded in the document.
If you need advice on starting your own startup, scaling, raising funds for investment or even preparing to be investment ready, I am available to help you out. Get in touch with me today.
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Finding a startup mentor can be hard. As a budding entrepreneur, you might not have any connections to a mentor. You might not even know how or where to start looking. It turns out that the best startup mentors don’t have much time. They are busy being successful entrepreneurs themselves.
In all honesty the whole process of starting a business or venturing out on your own can be exciting but also scary. It does not matter whether it is your 1st or 5th business, those butterflies just never go away.
What do you consider to be the most importance for your startup success?
This is the home of the 5 regional startup communities of the Gauteng Province! #startupcommunities
South Africa has a relatively supportive and open startup ecosystem eager to support ambitious individuals and startups. In total we have partnerships with 500 organisations in South Africa, who provide wide range of services for startups. Check them out from graph below.
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Creative Hack/Loomehäkk is the biggest creative industry hackathon in the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of this 48-hour hackathon is to bring together people from various walks of life, including different creative fields like designers, artists, musicians, etc. They build teams to develop a prototype with a business model within 48 hours. During this event, participants will gain first-hand experience of teamwork, knowledge of business models and design, as well as the basics and practice of presenting the idea (pitching).
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Join the business idea development program designed by 8 universites and learn everything you need to know about starting your own business. The program is free of charge and does not require any previous knowledge of entrepreneurship.
STARTER runs twice a year and you can choose between STARTERtallinn and STARTER@tartu at Tartu, depending on where you live. In spring semester also sub-programm STARTERhaapsalu is active in Tallinn University Haapsalu College.
STARTER is a sub-program of the entrepreneurship education program (ettevõtlusõpe.ee).
Join the business idea development program "Starter" designed by 8 universities and learn everything you need to know about starting your own business.
The program is free of charge and does not require any previous knowledge of entrepreneurship.
Two main STARTER programs run twice a year and you can choose between STARTERtallinn (led by Tallinn University and TalTech) and STARTERtartu (Tartu University), depending on where you live. In the spring semester, sub-program STARTERhaapsalu is also active in Tallinn University Haapsalu College. In autumn semester three regional sub-programs can be chosen: STARTERpärnu, STARTERnarva, and STARTERkohtla-järve.
STARTER is a sub-program of the entrepreneurship education program (ettevõtlusõpe.ee).
Tallinn University offers several entrepreneurship programs like STARTERtallinn, Startup Passion, Loomehäkk, and others, but also specific courses like ELU.
It is the place where students can turn their ideas into business by participating in hackathons, entrepreneurship programs, competitions, mentoring events or passing the compulsory course ELU (Enhanced Learning Unlimited). ELU introduces interdisciplinary approach to learning, develops teamwork, entrepreneurial and project management skills. Extracurricular programme STARTER gives students an opportunity to develop a business model for their idea. STARTER program provides hands-on training sessions with top field experts, mentoring events, further access to accelerators and incubators and end up with a final competition (Demo Day)
The University of Tartu IdeaLab is providing pre-incubation services (workshops, consultation, collaboration with experts and scientists) for all students and University of Tartu early-stage start-up teams.
It is the place where students can turn their ideas into reality by participating in inspirational events, hackathons, workshops, meet-ups with entrepreneurs and pitching competitions. Our extra-curricular business idea development programme STARTER enables students to develop their ideas into validated business models. Hands-on workshops are supervised by entrepreneurs and integrated with mentoring sessions. Mentors are start-up founders or entrepreneurs from different business sectors.
VIVISTOPs are child-friendly, open-plan workshops and innovation studios where kids can discover, experiment, and create by themselves.
Our activities are supported by hardware and software tools for prototyping, robotics and other creative tasks developed by VIVITA team. For more information about joining us click here.
An early stage investment fund, an incubator, an accelerating network, or any other name manifesting itself by supporting startups in Africa with knowledge, capital, network and resources from China.
We fund and support African entrepreneurs and also startup teams from any country targeting African continent, who have rich industrial knowledge and mindset of tech hack.
We are sector agnostic and focus on disruptive tech-enabled business models including FinTech, social network, content platform, entertainment, mobility, e-commerce, HealthTech, EdTech among many other sectors.
We target 10% ownership in Pre-Seed to Seed tech-enabled companies based in Sub-Saharan Africa with typical check sizes of up to $400k.
We provide follow-on funding with our own investor base, who run some of the leading funds in the world. We look for post-launch founders with a great product, solving a big problem, and work with them on ways to grow and scale through business development, partnerships and financial support
Creative Hack/Loomehäkk is the biggest creative industry hackathon in the Baltic Sea Region. The aim of this 48-hour hackathon is to bring together people from various walks of life, including different creative fields like designers, artists, musicians, etc. They build teams to develop a prototype with a business model within 48 hours. During this event, participants will gain first-hand experience of teamwork, knowledge of business models and design, as well as the basics and practice of presenting the idea (pitching).
Founderly gives you access to fellow founders, industry experts, and handy resources that help you build a team and turn your seed of an idea into a successful business in your own time!
KPMG New Ventures is a catalyst for growth and innovation we facilitate global investments, provide access to international markets, and help build innovation capacity for our clients.
We bring the startup mindset to established companies by helping them test their ideas rapidly. Whether you’re providing a challenge for your people, building new products and services, or looking for a company to invest in, we have you covered. We will even give you a team to run your experiments with.
SPARK Demo centre is the business card of South Estonia. Founded and run by Tartu Science Park it brings together region's most successful manufacturers, exporters, opinion leaders, employers, brightest start-ups, business support organizations, educational and R&D institutions. In the centre visitors see how business is done not only in Tartu but in the whole southern region, meet some of the most innovative entrepreneurs and their solutions. The centre is in the heart of startup-ecosystem of Tartu and hosts annually more than 90 events focused to bring together and educate entrepreneurs.
Join the business idea development program designed by 8 universites and learn everything you need to know about starting your own business. The program is free of charge and does not require any previous knowledge of entrepreneurship.
STARTER runs twice a year and you can choose between STARTERtallinn and STARTER@tartu at Tartu, depending on where you live. In spring semester also sub-programm STARTERhaapsalu is active in Tallinn University Haapsalu College.
STARTER is a sub-program of the entrepreneurship education program (ettevõtlusõpe.ee).
Through the local chapter Startup Grind Tallinn, we contribute to the already amazing startup community in Tallinn and Estonia to make it even better.
European Space Agency Estonian business incubator (ESA BIC Estonia) inspires and works with entrepreneurs to turn space-connected business ideas into commercial start-up companies. ESA BIC is part of the European-wide network of incubators, with 20 space incubators from 18 countries, supporting the growth of 140 new companies yearly.
ESA BIC offers access to ESA expertise, knowledge and data, laboratory and testing facilities of the participating universities and hands-on business development support to the Incubation Centre teams. Plus 50 000 euros to develop and test their product or service.
Join the business idea development program "Starter" designed by 8 universities and learn everything you need to know about starting your own business.
The program is free of charge and does not require any previous knowledge of entrepreneurship.
Two main STARTER programs run twice a year and you can choose between STARTERtallinn (led by Tallinn University and TalTech) and STARTERtartu (Tartu University), depending on where you live. In the spring semester, sub-program STARTERhaapsalu is also active in Tallinn University Haapsalu College. In autumn semester three regional sub-programs can be chosen: STARTERpärnu, STARTERnarva, and STARTERkohtla-järve.
STARTER is a sub-program of the entrepreneurship education program (ettevõtlusõpe.ee).
Tallinn University offers several entrepreneurship programs like STARTERtallinn, Startup Passion, Loomehäkk, and others, but also specific courses like ELU.
It is the place where students can turn their ideas into business by participating in hackathons, entrepreneurship programs, competitions, mentoring events or passing the compulsory course ELU (Enhanced Learning Unlimited). ELU introduces interdisciplinary approach to learning, develops teamwork, entrepreneurial and project management skills. Extracurricular programme STARTER gives students an opportunity to develop a business model for their idea. STARTER program provides hands-on training sessions with top field experts, mentoring events, further access to accelerators and incubators and end up with a final competition (Demo Day)
Tartu Science Park supports the creation, development and operation of research and technology-intensive enterprises, providing infrastructure and business development services in Southern Estonia. We run pre-incubation programs that support EO (earth observation) data, collaborative economy and gaming industry ideas.
Tartu Science Park is the innovation engine of South Estonia. Our mission is to nurture start-up companies into global businesses. For more than 25 years, we have supported business innovation activities in the region by networking with universities, public and private sector both locally and globally. We are the Home of Business.
The University of Tartu IdeaLab is providing pre-incubation services (workshops, consultation, collaboration with experts and scientists) for all students and University of Tartu early-stage start-up teams.
It is the place where students can turn their ideas into reality by participating in inspirational events, hackathons, workshops, meet-ups with entrepreneurs and pitching competitions. Our extra-curricular business idea development programme STARTER enables students to develop their ideas into validated business models. Hands-on workshops are supervised by entrepreneurs and integrated with mentoring sessions. Mentors are start-up founders or entrepreneurs from different business sectors.
Draper Startup House is a new category of hostels for entrepreneurs - a space for digital nomads, freelancers, start-ups and creators to stay, work, explore and engage with like-minded people on the same journey.
Workland's mission is to provide inspiring and scalable workspaces, professional support services and a supporting community for the businesses to bloom in. Workland welcomes freelancers, start-ups, and larger cooperations - everyone who appreciates flexibility and inspiring work environment together with a supportive community.
Founderly gives you access to fellow founders, industry experts, and handy resources that help you build a team and turn your seed of an idea into a successful business in your own time!
KPMG New Ventures is a catalyst for growth and innovation we facilitate global investments, provide access to international markets, and help build innovation capacity for our clients.
We bring the startup mindset to established companies by helping them test their ideas rapidly. Whether you’re providing a challenge for your people, building new products and services, or looking for a company to invest in, we have you covered. We will even give you a team to run your experiments with.
Startup conferences are about speeches, pitches and wooing investors. The big ones, they’re the cruise ships of seafaring. Latitude59 is the lovely yacht without the crowds. Only people who really matter.
Latitude59 is small by design. We like the cosy festival vibe. But there’s more to it. Entrepreneurship and digital technology aren’t limited to startups. They matter in society and governance.
SPARK Demo centre is the business card of South Estonia. Founded and run by Tartu Science Park it brings together region's most successful manufacturers, exporters, opinion leaders, employers, brightest start-ups, business support organizations, educational and R&D institutions. In the centre visitors see how business is done not only in Tartu but in the whole southern region, meet some of the most innovative entrepreneurs and their solutions. The centre is in the heart of startup-ecosystem of Tartu and hosts annually more than 90 events focused to bring together and educate entrepreneurs.
Through the local chapter Startup Grind Tallinn, we contribute to the already amazing startup community in Tallinn and Estonia to make it even better.
sTARTUp Talks keeps that entrepreneurial energy high throughout the year by bringing industry changing topics to a wider scale and stage. We are going to speak up and gather people around topics which will make a difference in their life and work. sTARTUp Talks wants to inspire people to make their own business, come up with a new technology solution, get new knowledge and insight of the industry and find new contacts who will help them to go forward. We hope to gather up TALENT to build well-connected communities which will inspire each other to grow and develop further.
EIT Climate-KIC is a Knowledge and Innovation Community (KIC), working to accelerate the transition to a zero-carbon, climate-resilient society.
Supported by the European Institute of Innovation and Technology, we identify and support innovation that helps society mitigate and adapt to climate change. We believe that a decarbonised, sustainable economy is not only necessary to prevent catastrophic climate change, but presents a wealth of opportunities for business and society.
European Space Agency Estonian business incubator (ESA BIC Estonia) inspires and works with entrepreneurs to turn space-connected business ideas into commercial start-up companies. ESA BIC is part of the European-wide network of incubators, with 20 space incubators from 18 countries, supporting the growth of 140 new companies yearly.
ESA BIC offers access to ESA expertise, knowledge and data, laboratory and testing facilities of the participating universities and hands-on business development support to the Incubation Centre teams. Plus 50 000 euros to develop and test their product or service.
Tartu Science Park supports the creation, development and operation of research and technology-intensive enterprises, providing infrastructure and business development services in Southern Estonia. We run pre-incubation programs that support EO (earth observation) data, collaborative economy and gaming industry ideas.
Tartu Science Park is the innovation engine of South Estonia. Our mission is to nurture start-up companies into global businesses. For more than 25 years, we have supported business innovation activities in the region by networking with universities, public and private sector both locally and globally. We are the Home of Business.
Draper Startup House is a new category of hostels for entrepreneurs - a space for digital nomads, freelancers, start-ups and creators to stay, work, explore and engage with like-minded people on the same journey.
Workland's mission is to provide inspiring and scalable workspaces, professional support services and a supporting community for the businesses to bloom in. Workland welcomes freelancers, start-ups, and larger cooperations - everyone who appreciates flexibility and inspiring work environment together with a supportive community.
● The lack of appeal of the profession of teaching as the average age of teachers is constantly increasing.
● Quality of school leadership (recruitment, leadership, culture and goal setting; empowering parents board).
● The youth drop-out rate after the mandatory level (9 years); not graduating from the next education level.
● The low levels of STEAM skills acquired from school.
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The funding supports companies in commissioning necessary applied
research or product development projects from public R&D institutions. The
company must be registered in Estonia. The project must be conducted either in the field of ICT, health technologies or resource efficient management.
KPMG New Ventures is a catalyst for growth and innovation we facilitate global investments, provide access to international markets, and help build innovation capacity for our clients.
We bring the startup mindset to established companies by helping them test their ideas rapidly. Whether you’re providing a challenge for your people, building new products and services, or looking for a company to invest in, we have you covered. We will even give you a team to run your experiments with.
Startup conferences are about speeches, pitches and wooing investors. The big ones, they’re the cruise ships of seafaring. Latitude59 is the lovely yacht without the crowds. Only people who really matter.
Latitude59 is small by design. We like the cosy festival vibe. But there’s more to it. Entrepreneurship and digital technology aren’t limited to startups. They matter in society and governance.
Through the local chapter Startup Grind Tallinn, we contribute to the already amazing startup community in Tallinn and Estonia to make it even better.
sTARTUp Talks keeps that entrepreneurial energy high throughout the year by bringing industry changing topics to a wider scale and stage. We are going to speak up and gather people around topics which will make a difference in their life and work. sTARTUp Talks wants to inspire people to make their own business, come up with a new technology solution, get new knowledge and insight of the industry and find new contacts who will help them to go forward. We hope to gather up TALENT to build well-connected communities which will inspire each other to grow and develop further.
Mastercard and NFT Ventures have created the Lighthouse Development Program as a way to connect with the Nordic and Baltic fintech communities.
We work with startups who are ready to scale their solutions, and are positioned to benefit from the global network of Mastercard and their banking partners. In Baltics, the program runs together with SEB Bank.
Tartu Science Park supports the creation, development and operation of research and technology-intensive enterprises, providing infrastructure and business development services in Southern Estonia. We run pre-incubation programs that support EO (earth observation) data, collaborative economy and gaming industry ideas.
Tartu Science Park is the innovation engine of South Estonia. Our mission is to nurture start-up companies into global businesses. For more than 25 years, we have supported business innovation activities in the region by networking with universities, public and private sector both locally and globally. We are the Home of Business.
Workland's mission is to provide inspiring and scalable workspaces, professional support services and a supporting community for the businesses to bloom in. Workland welcomes freelancers, start-ups, and larger cooperations - everyone who appreciates flexibility and inspiring work environment together with a supportive community.
● The lack of appeal of the profession of teaching as the average age of teachers is constantly increasing.
● Quality of school leadership (recruitment, leadership, culture and goal setting; empowering parents board).
● The youth drop-out rate after the mandatory level (9 years); not graduating from the next education level.
● The low levels of STEAM skills acquired from school.
The funding supports companies in commissioning necessary applied
research or product development projects from public R&D institutions. The
company must be registered in Estonia. The project must be conducted either in the field of ICT, health technologies or resource efficient management.
If you are one of the startup support organisations who helps to develop the startup ecosystem
If you are part of the African startup scene, wanting to enrich and grow your company
Here we have compiled an overview of the different business service providers in and around the African startup ecosystem. We hope this helps to make the navigation of the African startup scene as easy as possible for the startups already in South Africa as well as for those wishing to relocate to South Africa.
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